Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan 2097-40
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| Official page: | Santa Fe Tan 2097-40 |
| Code: | 2097-40 |
| Name: | Santa Fe Tan |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan?
Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan 2097-40 is a muted medium tan with a noticeable dusty rose-brown cast, based on its soft, earthy color value. It reads warmer than a typical greige, but its subdued saturation keeps it from feeling overly orange or golden. In bright daylight, the color can show its clay-like pink undertone more clearly, while lower or warmer light brings out its deeper brown-taupe side. Use it on living room or bedroom walls where you want more depth than a pale neutral, or on cabinetry for a softened, furniture-like finish. Pair Santa Fe Tan with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, blackened metal, and muted sage or olive accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan undertones?
Santa Fe Tan is a midtone, muted brick red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
159, 127, 115
Is Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 16°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2097-40 Santa Fe Tan HSL code: 16, 19%, 54%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Santa Fe Tan
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Santa Fe Tan:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
2097-40
Santa Fe Tan
Darker shades
2097-40
Santa Fe Tan
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Santa Fe Tan with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 196, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Santa Fe Tan
Santa Fe Tan has an LRV of 24.6% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 24.6%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #9F7F73 |
| RGB Decimal | 159, 127, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 62.35%, 49.80%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 16° Saturation: 27.67% Value: 62.35% |
| HSL | hsl(16, 19, 54) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 20.13 Yellow: 27.67 Key: 37.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 135.2 I: 22.925 Q: 3.035 |
| XYZ | X: 24.982 Y: 23.789 Z: 19.491 |
| CIE Lab | L:55.875 a:10.474 b:11.207 |
| CIE Luv | L:55.875 u:21.155 v:13.028 |
| Decimal | 10452851 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.774, 6.075, 10.448 |
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